Year 10 is an exciting year as students embark on their final years of schooling and become Senior School students for the first time. Programs support the students for their new challenges and assist them in their subject choices for the final years of their secondary education.

This year is not only a transitional phase but also builds on the work in Middle School as they assess their options for the future and explore career possibilities. In their first year in the Senior School, Year 10 students may commence their first year of a VCE or Vocational Education and Training (VET) subject. Students select from a wide variety of elective subjects thereby exposing them to broader curriculum options as they prepare for VCE or the Vocational Major (VM.) Highlights of the year include the Peer Support Program and an embedded Careers guidance subject, My Career Pathway.

The Pastoral Care Program in Year 10 builds on the theme of relationships and allows students to explore the variety of relationships in life; families, friends and working relationships and the way these can change and alter as they mature into young adults. Students reflect on healthy relationships and develop strategies to assist them as they develop into young men and women who will contribute to the wider community.

Students also consider the numerous pathway and study options open to them as they explore potential career choices in liaison with the College’s Careers Team. Year 10 students undertake an embedded Careers curriculum fortnightly which encourages them to understand their values, interests, skills, and attributes and align these with possible careers and courses of study. In addition, all students complete the Morrisby Career Profile which gives them in-depth analysis of the types of careers they will be happiest in. Each student has a one-on-one consultation with a Careers Practitioner to unpack their Morrisby results and match these to senior study pathways and post-school options, which can include university courses, TAFE courses, apprenticeships, traineeships, full-time work, or GAP years. These conversations and decisions inform students’ VCE or VM subject selections in Term 3.

A Subject and Careers Expo in Term 2 sees representatives from all the major universities, TAFEs and local employers attend and provides opportunities for students and parents to seek course and employment information directly from the institutions and employers themselves. Furthermore, in My Career Pathway, Year 10 students are exposed to a lively program of guest speakers from industry, universities, TAFEs and professional careers and social enterprise organisations. Year 10 students wanting to complete work experience are approved on a case-by-case basis.

For further information please contact the Careers Team Leader, Anne Laba.